AN INNOCENT CHOICE Matthew A. Stirnaman “Will he feel any pain?” she asked. “Maybe a small amount. It’s much more humane, a win-win,” said Mr. Geist. Josephine looked over the contract in front of her. … [continue]

TIANGONG PARK Erika D. Price Ernestine made us a butternut squash soup with chunks of green apple and pear. She blended the ingredients with a hand mixer and simmered it while Sam and I cleared … [continue]

UNALIENABLE RIGHT Leenna Naidoo Looking down its long snooty nose with pursed lips, it said, “Come with me.” You don’t argue with a talking kangaroo when you’re a lone woman in the desert; but I … [continue]

THE BERLIN DOCTRINE Anton Rose September, 1916 Several hundred miles outside of the Earth’s atmosphere, a man appeared in space. For a fleeting moment, he opened his eyes and looked down. The world glowed with … [continue]

GRAY WIND Eric T. Reynolds The wind gusts around the outside walls of the one-room cabin. Gaps where rotted boards have separated, allowing mist to spray into the room where I sit, propped against the … [continue]

INVASION OF THE COMMON SENSE ALIENS T. D. Edge The rasp of the doorbell slices through my brain like a guillotine. Okay, it could be just the Jehovah’s Witnesses making a rare evening call. But … [continue]